ENG 2550 - American Literature I

Institution:

Jamestown Community College

Subject:

English

Description:

Students will study key works of early American literature (pre-1865) in their literary, cultural, and historical contexts. Students will be asked to explore what ""American"" means and what major ideas were at work to create a cultural definition for that term. In addition to studying the traditional texts of authors such as Hawthorne, Whitman, Fuller, Emerson, Bradstreet, Franklin, Bradford, etc., students will be exposed to literature outside of the New England canon including Native Americans, French and Spanish colonizers, and African slaves. Prerequisites: ENG 1530-1540. Campus and term: J occasionally; C occasionally

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sunyjcc.edu

Phone Number:

(716) 338-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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